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French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch has described the election of three candidates of the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party to the French National Assembly as catastrophic. They won all three seats in a run-off against candidates of his Tapura Huiraatira party, which in French Polynesia's assembly holds two-thirds of all seats. Fritch said French Polynesia is sending people to Paris who will...

Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) has awarded local journalists and newsroom in the country with Excellency Awards in recognition of their hard work and contribution to the media industry in the country over the weekend. More than 10 awards were awarded to journalists based on an independent selection received from the submissions made to MASI. MASI President Georgina Kekea said...

An independent report by Melbourne's RMIT University into the impact of MoneyMinded, ANZ's financial inclusion programme, has found that the program has significantly strengthened the financial knowledge, skills and capabilities of seasonal workers. Commenting at the launch of the report, ANZ Fiji Country Head Rabih Yazbek, said: “ANZ's commitment to MoneyMinded reflects the importance we place on the financial wellbeing...

The ICJ should issue a legal opinion on the rights of present and future generations to inhabit a world that is not ravaged by climate change effects. Opinion by Vanuatu Prime Minister, Bob Loughman Weibur Most, if not all societies, are traditionally founded on respect; respect for each other, and respect for the natural world that ultimately sustains us all. In...

Toea Wisil headed a Papua New Guinea clean sweep in the women’s 100 metres final at the Pacific Mini Games in Saipan. The 34-year-old sprinter clocked a winning time of 11.98 secs, finishing ahead of Isila Apkup and Leonie Beu who came home in 12.07 and 12.13 respectively. The result underlined a strong opening day of athletics competition for Papua New...

Jenly Tegu Wini continues her impressive form, bagging 3 Gold Medals at the Northern Marianas 2022 Pacific Mini-Games. Jenly bagged the medals from the 55kg snatch, 55kg clean and jerk and the 55kg overall. Solomon Islands currently sits at 5th place, hauling in 17 medals, all of it coming from weightlifting. In terms of medal prospects at the upcoming Pacific Games next...

With around 2,000 people entering the CNMI — many for the very first time — the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp reported that two athletes have tested positive for Covid-19. Athletes were provided with daily Covid-19 antigen swabs by the Covid-19 Task Force, and are expected to swab daily and report any positive cases to contact tracers. “We’ve seen a small uptick in...

The University of the South Pacific Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) Programme signed an agreement today to partner with the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) to deliver a community-based financial literacy programme. The aim is to improve the livelihoods and sustainability of coastal communities in the Pacific-ACP (P-ACP) region. This represents PEUMP’s first private sector partnership and...

The ocean holds the keys to an equitable and sustainable development path for all. This is the premise behind the UN Ocean Decade and it will be in the spotlight during several major international summits this year to promote ocean health, including the UN Ocean Conference, which is set to open soon in Lisbon, Portugal. As a part of this...

Three major parties have emerged as frontrunners to form the next Papua New Guinea government with their party leader’s eager to be next Prime Minister. These are current coalition leader PANGU, headed by incumbent Prime Minister James Marape, Opposition leader Belden Namah’s PNG Party and Peoples National Congress led by former prime minister Peter O’Neill. These leaders and the parties have...